Definition/Meaning of forthan

• English - Conjunction: forthan ( now chiefly dialectal , Northern England ) For this reason; therefore . ( now chiefly dialectal , Northern England ) For the reason that; because . Derived terms forthan that
• English - Alternative forms: for-than , forthon
• English - Etymology: From Middle English forthan , from Old English forþan , forþǣm ( “ for that reason , because ” ), from for + þǣm , dative case of þæt ( “ that ” ). More at for , than , that , for that .